Exclusive: Mexican Radio coming to Schenectady

Mexican Radio, a restaurant born in Manhattan that has had an outpost in Hudson since June 2003, is developing a Schenectady location that should open by early next year.

Lori Selden, who owns Mexican Radio with her husband, Mark Young, told me she cannot yet disclose the street address, but the restaurant will be in what she called “the ‘new downtown’ area.”

She said, “As founding members of Columbia County Bounty” — which connects culinary businesses with nearby farmers and food producers — “we plan to keep using local food as a big part of our menu and look forward to working closely with the Schenectady Greenmarket to bring a lot more local food to local dining tables in Schenectady. Perhaps even Schenectady County Bounty will be part of our game plan!”